5-year-old boy dies after falling from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, building

Wednesday, June 1, 2016
WILLIAMSBURG, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A 5-year-old boy died after falling from a fifth-floor balcony in Brooklyn Wednesday night.

It happened at about 7:45 p.m. at a 6-story building on Wallabout Street in Williamsburg.
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The boy, Meisels Shimon, was taken to Brooklyn Hospital by Hatzolah where he was pronounced dead.

Police are on the scene investigating the circumstances.

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